unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
trouble; bother; annoyance
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
allegiance; obedience; submission
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to express one's deepest sympathies
in proportion to; according to; depending on
when it becomes; when it comes to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
countries; (various) nations
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
how long; how far; how much
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
desperately; for one's dear life
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone